3 High-Tech Eyeglasses That Do Things Google Glass Can't

In the 1988 sci-fi flick They Live, a local drifter named John Nada stumbles upon a magic pair of sunglasses that give him the ability to see aliens. Turns out, the entire ruling class in America are nothing but aliens disguised as humans, and they're controlling society through subliminal messages in TV ads.

Being both an action film and the '80s, it takes a predictable turn: Nada grabs a shotgun, flips on his shades and restores democratic order, all while coining the catchphrase, "I have come here to chew bubblegum and kick ass. And I'm all out of bubblegum."

Image: A model poses with a prototype of Drexel University student Troy Hudson's "light therapy" glasses, which he says can be used as a wearable treatment to seasonal affective disorder. IMAGE: DREXEL UNIVERSITY  

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